Star of Midnight

1935
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1h 30m

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William Powell and Ginger Rogers in Star of Midnight (1935)

Romantic Comedy Screwball Comedy Comedy Mystery Romance

When a dancer disappears from a theater, her former lover asks lawyer Clay Dalzell to investigate, leading him on a trail of murder and deception.When a dancer disappears from a theater, her former lover asks lawyer Clay Dalzell to investigate, leading him on a trail of murder and deception.When a dancer disappears from a theater, her former lover asks lawyer Clay Dalzell to investigate, leading him on a trail of murder and deception.

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6.7/10

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Trivia
Clay Dalzell (William Powell) has framed 8x10 photos of RKO actresses Irene Dunne and Ann Harding prominently displayed in his bedroom suite.

Goofs
When Dal and Donna find Tim passed out on the floor, Dal and his butler lift him into bed. Tim, though ostensibly passed out, lifts his head as he's being lifted.

Quotes
Clay 'Dal' Dalzell: Say, mind you, if I do go on and do this, I'm only doing it because of your mother. She's a nice woman. It must be terrible for a woman to have a daughter like you.
Donna Mantin: My mother just adores me.
Clay 'Dal' Dalzell: It would be more to the point if she spanked you. I don't mind to do it myself.
Donna Mantin: Well, this'll be new.
[Turns around, bends over, and puffs on a cigarette]

Connections
Referenced in Nocturne (1946)

Soundtracks
The Sidewalks of New York
(uncredited)
Music by Charles Lawlor (1894)
Played as part of the music score

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The Thin Man without Myrna Loy

So, how does Ginger Rogers stand up against Myrna Loy? Rogers has the comedy chops. She's shown that in movies like The Major and the Minor. She trades quips with Powell much like Loy. She snoops like Loy. She drinks like Loy. But, she isn't Myrna Loy...

If the Thin Man series had never been, I would've enjoyed Rogers' performance more. It was a fun movie: An incomprehensible mystery where the murderer seems like a name drawn out of a hat at the last minute. The judge from Miracle on 34th Street plays Swain the Butler. The man who played Inspector Henderson in Night at the Opera plays a cop in this movie as well.

There is a nice chemistry between Rogers and Powell, but it just doesn't rise to the chemistry between Powell and Loy. Powell's detective character needs the stern eye of a sophisticated woman like Mrs. Charles to keep him humble. Makes for better comedy...

All in all, though...a good movie...